Mitigating Bots
There has long been speculation as to the number of computers on the Internet and whether they have been compromised in such a way as to make them available to a hacker. The compromised computers, known as bots or zombies, can be consolidated and ‘pointed’ at a target to create distributed denial of service attacks (DDOS).
Raul Siles, reports on efforts by both the IETF and the IIA to develop guidance for ISPs; to locate and eliminate these compromised systems from their networks.
How important do you think it is to mitigate the problem with bots and how can we as information security professionals support that effort? Share your thoughts.
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